Dry: Environment Minister warns of water shortages in irrigation.
Capital Talk with Matos Fernandes
In an interview with Antena1 and Business Journal, Minister for Environment and Energy Transition revealed that the government will meet in February, with irrigators associations, to program the agricultural year depending on the availability of water there. Matos Fernandes admitiu que "haverá restrições" agriculture and, that is why, It will be necessary to plan and set transfers between dams. Capital Talk to hear Sunday after 13h at # Antena1http://www.rtp.pt/antena1/conversa-capital
published by Antena 1 on Friday, 25 January 2019
The Minister of Environment and Energy Transition, revealed that there will be dry because of restrictions on water use in agriculture but provide no supply problems if the population.
In an interview with Antena1 and Business Journal, Minister for Environment and Energy Transition revealed that the government will meet in February, with irrigators associations, to program the agricultural year depending on the availability of water there.
Matos Fernandes admitted that “there will be restrictions” agriculture and, that is why, It will be necessary to plan and set transfers between dams”.
For the Minister for the Environment “it is inconceivable” farmers say that “because there is little water and have to water, water has to be cheaper. I never give reason to those who think so”, finished.
Teixeira Correia
(journalist)
